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> Pens aren't useful? Yes, this is my point. > As opposed to every other document not written using FPs? As opposed to documents not written on paper. Please

• Enginerrrd 6y ago
  I was also confused. Your first comment was poorly worded to convey the meaning you had intended. More to the point though: > it's hard to edit or search through what you wrote on paper You'd be surprised how fast queries can be done in the type of physical organization systems that existed before computers! People weren't stupid, they came up with many brilliant systems. There's a great art to organization, summary, and consolidation. Maximum flexibility is usually not synonymous with maximum efficiency. And we've never quite mastered the input system for computers. Editing is generally much better on a computer though, but even that shouldn't be overestimated. As humans we are much more often limited by the speed at which we can think, than by the speed with which we can record that information.
• naavis 6y ago
  I must say I was confused too. You explicitly referred to fountain pens, while everything you said applies to all handwriting.